| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late March |
| Region | Flanders, Belgium |
| English name | Nokere Koerse |
| Local name(s) | Nokere Koerse (Dutch) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | One-day race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1944 |
| Editions | 66 (as of 2011) |
| First winner | Marcel Kint (BEL) |
| Most wins | 3 wins: Hendrik Van Dijck (BEL) |
| Most recent | Gert Steegmans (BEL) |
Nokere Koerse is a European semi classic single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
The Nokere Koerse was created in 1944, initially as the Grand Prix Jules Lowie in honour of 1938 Paris–Nice winner Jules Lowie who was born in Nokere.
Only five cyclists not born in Belgium or Netherlands have been able to win this semi classic.
| Rider | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Marcel Kint (BEL) | Mercier-Hutchinson | ||
| 1945 | Briek Schotte (BEL) | Groene Leeuw | ||
| 1946 | Emmanuel Thoma (BEL) | Starnord | ||
| 1947 | Albert Sercu (BEL) | Bertin-Wolber | ||
| 1948 | Roger Cnockaert (BEL) | Celta | ||
| 1949 | Ernest Sterckx (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | ||
| 1950 | Jules Depoorter (BEL) | Dardenne | ||
| 1951 | Gerard Buyl (BEL) | Dossche Sport | ||
| 1952 | Wim van Est (NED) | Locomotief-Wego | ||
| 1953 | Basiel Wambeke (BEL) | Girardengo | ||
| 1954 | Jan Zagers (BEL) | Girardengo-Eldorado | ||
| 1955 | Jozef Schils (BEL) | Girardengo-Eldorado | ||
| 1956 | Marcel Rijckaert (BEL) | Dossche Sport | ||
| 1957 | André Auquier (FRA) | Rochet-Dunlop | ||
| 1958 | Arthur Decabooter (BEL) | Groene Leeuw-Leopold | ||
| 1959 | No race | |||
| 1960 | Gilbert Desmet (BEL) | Carpano | ||
| 1961 | Leon Vandaele (BEL) | Wiel's-Flandria | ||
| 1962 | No race | |||
| 1963 | Frans De Mulder (BEL) | Wiel's-Groene Leeuw | ||
| 1964 | Robert De Middeleir (BEL) | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | ||
| 1965 | Arthur Decabooter (BEL) | Wiel's-Groene Leeuw | ||
| 1966 | Jacques De Boever (BEL) | Wiel's-Groene Leeuw | ||
| 1967 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | Flandria-De Clerck | ||
| 1968 | Frans Brands (BEL) | Smiths | ||
| 1969 | Roger Rosiers (BEL) | Mann-Grundig | ||
| 1970 | André Dierickx (BEL) | Flandria-Mars | ||
| 1971 | Herman Vanspringel (BEL) | Molteni | ||
| 1972 | Tony Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | ||
| 1973 | Noël Van Tyghem (BEL) | Flandria-Carpenter-Shimano | ||
| 1974 | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | Flandria-Carpenter | ||
| 1975 | Marc Demeyer (BEL) | Flandria-Carpenter | ||
| 1976 | Luc Leman (BEL) | Miko-de Gribaldy-Superia | ||
| 1977 | Frans Van Looy (BEL) | Maes-Mini Flat | ||
| 1978 | Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck (BEL) | IJsboerke-Gios | ||
| 1979 | Hendrik Devos (BEL) | Flandria-Ca-Va Seul-Sunair | ||
| 1980 | Jos Van De Poel (NED) | IJsboerke-Warncke | ||
| 1981 | Gerrie Knetemann (NED) | TI-Raleigh | ||
| 1982 | William Tackaert (BEL) | DAF Trucks | ||
| 1983 | Walter Schoonjans (BEL) | Vorselaars Autoschade | ||
| 1984 | Jan Bogaert (BEL) | Dries-Verandalux | ||
| 1985 | Diederik Foubert (FRA) | Safir-Van de Ven | ||
| 1986 | Luc Colijn (BEL) | Fangio-AD Renting | ||
| 1987 | Etienne De Wilde (BEL) | Sigma | ||
| 1988 | Patrick Versluys (BEL) | Intral Renting-Merckx | ||
| 1989 | Rik Van Slycke (BEL) | Histor-Sigma | ||
| 1990 | Herman Frison (BEL) | Histor-Sigma | ||
| 1991 | Koen Van Rooy (BEL) | La William-Saltos | ||
| 1992 | Johan Capiot (BEL) | TVM-Sanyo | ||
| 1993 | Michel Cornelisse (NED) | La William-Duvel | ||
| 1994 | Peter De Clercq (BEL) | Lotto | ||
| 1995 | Jo Planckaert (BEL) | Collstrop-Lystex | ||
| 1996 | Hendrik Van Dijck (BEL) | TVM-Farm Frites | ||
| 1997 | Hendrik Van Dijck (BEL) | TVM-Farm Frites | ||
| 1998 | Scott Sunderland (AUS) | Palmans-Ideal | ||
| 1999 | Jeroen Blijlevens (NED) | TVM-Farm Frites | ||
| 2000 | Hendrik Van Dijck (BEL) | Palmans-Ideal | ||
| 2001 | Michel Vanhaecke (BEL) | Landbouwkrediet-Colnago | ||
| 2002 | Aurélien Clerc (SUI) | Mapei-Quick Step | ||
| 2003 | Matthé Pronk (NED) | BankGiroLoterij | ||
| 2004 | Max van Heeswijk (NED) | US Postal | ||
| 2005 | Steven de Jongh (NED) | Rabobank | ||
| 2006 | Bert Roesems (BEL) | Davitamon-Lotto | ||
| 2007 | Leon van Bon (NED) | Rabobank | ||
| 2008 | Wouter Weylandt (BEL) | Quick Step | ||
| 2009 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | ||
| 2010 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Cofidis | ||
| 2011 | Gert Steegmans (BEL) | Quick Step | ||